Expiry date for tyres?

[Zoner]

How true is this...care to verify...?

 

There is a 4-year expiry (from the year of

manufacture).Thereafter, the tyre may burst whilst in use .

 

How to find out whether your tyre has expired? Check

for this sign: ( *2603* )There is an asterisk at the

beginning and at

the end of this serial number.

 

The first two numbers 2 6 will tell which week of the

year has it been manufactured.

NB : One year has 52 weeks.

 

The last two numbers represent the year of make.

Therefore, *2603* shows that the said tyre is

manufactured in the 26th week of

the year 2003.*2699* This shows that! the tyre is made

in the 26th week of 1999.

 

Check all your tyres for safety purposes. Do not use

expired tyres. They are likely to burst (especially

when running in hot

weather) because the rubber component may have

hardened and cracked.

[Octopus]

There is a 4-year expiry (from the year of

manufacture).Thereafter, the tyre may burst whilst in use .

Last year while looking for my tyre replacement, one tyre shop told me that Michelin tyres offer 6 years warranty to its tyres. He even show me the 'warranty certificate', and told me that such warranty is only available at Michelin's authorised dealer.

[Picantorian]

I did not know that though... I thought nornally after 1-2 years of use, it is advisable to change your tyres for safety purposes.. so if expiry is 4 years... should not have a problem.. Where do you find the serial number by the way?

[Fitvip]

Some come with 6 digits. So what do the first 2 digit stand for?

[Zoner]

email from my sister... dun know how true is tat

[Zoner]

6 digits??? guess its for certain brand only...

[Fitvip]

Falken!

 

IMO, the 4 year expiry serves as a guide only.

 

How long the tyres can last depend on many factors, like pattern of travel, road surface condition, load, speed, wheel alignment, maintenance, etc, etc. It is not like before 4 years is safe and after 4 year sure expolde!

 

Tha is my 2 sen.

Edited February 20, 2006 by Fitvip

[Bluemice]

Yes, the 4yr limit is the shelflife... will shorten even more when in use...

 

anyway, try to get as fresh tyres as possible.

 

mine, just chged "0406"

 

Also see here for details, quite some details:

http://www.yokohama.co.nz/understand.htm

 

mice

[Vit4wd]

There is a 4-year expiry (from the year of

manufacture).Thereafter, the tyre may burst whilst in use .

Last year while looking for my tyre replacement, one tyre shop told me that Michelin tyres offer 6 years warranty to its tyres. He even show me the 'warranty certificate', and told me that such warranty is only available at Michelin's authorised dealer.

 

My last Michelin MXV3A Pilot lasted me exactly 6 years.

[Picantorian]

there should be some truth to it as I have heard something similar from other forums..

[Pisces69]

My last Michelin MXV3A Pilot lasted me exactly 6 years

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Wow. That's a lot of bang u got for your buck.

 

Just curious. Did your tires have any bulge when it got to 6 years? And how was the noise level. Rubber sud have got pretty hard by then.

 

Was your tire a silica compound tire?

 

1st time I heard a tire lasted for 6 years. Mine longest lasted abt 4 years.

[Tyreboy]

it is 100% true cos i have read the presentation slides from local michelin distributor. Thats why i always say why go for cheap tyres that some tyreshops are selling at rock bottom price..who knows these tyres already expired or going to expire. also if one can afford to own a car...that few hundred dollars for 4pc is nothing.....*sigh*

 

always buy tyres at authorised tyre dealers as they have back-to-back support from the local authorised distributor. look at this tyre shop @ amk ind pk 1...kenna blacklisted from many major brands tyre distributors for selling at rock bottom price...they do get popular brands of tyres from other tyre shops but in return they caused these tyre shops to be warned as well.

[Lokech34]

Hi caustion here,

 

U mention about the shop in AMK indust 1. Can tell the address??

[Tploh]

Heard differently. 3 years, instead of 4.

 

So check the production date of the tires you intend to buy.

[Clusterbx]

Was told by tyre shop and mechanic before that if rotate tyre religious every 10,000km then can last many good years... Any truth to that?

[Tyreboy]

is in amk ind pk 1...very famous for cut throat price..always put up their pricelist in various forums...you drive there you will know :)

[Tyreboy]

yep..that's true...however due to many multi-storey carparks nowadays...you may have to do it at every 8-9k instead of 10k...why...reason is to minimise or to slow down the wearness of the side-thread...

[Redd]

My last Michelin MXV3A Pilot lasted me exactly 6 years.[/reply]

 

Yeah. Now I am considering Michelin XM1. Asked from the dealer and he said it comes with 5 year warranty.